Using Autonomous Drones for Terrain Mapping and Route Creation and Enhance Search and Rescue Ops

April 9, 2024

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Using Autonomous Drones for Terrain Mapping and Route Creation and Optimization to Enhance Search and Rescue Operations

In this project, we use an autonomous drone to map out terrain following natural disasters in order to give first responders an updated, real-time view of the ground they will be moving through. By using several sensors on the drone paired with flight code, the drone can carry out quick and efficient mapping routes to give first responders a fully optimized travel route for them that they can use in order to carry out rescue operations in a much more streamlined and efficient manner.

RESEARCHERS: Kaustubh L., Amador Valley High School ’25, Aryav D., Mission San Jose High School ’26, Shaunak J., American High School ’26, Claire L., Basis Independent Silicon Valley High School ’26

ADVISOR: McMahan, Quantum Computing & Computer Science

KEYWORDS: Autonomous Drones | Machine Learning | Computer Vision | Terrain Mapping

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